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(No Model.)l

A. W. CHAMBERLIN.

WASHING MACHINE. No. 361,612.

Patented Apr. 19, 1887. *Fpl.

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7 @www l UNrTnn STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ALBERT NV. OHAMBERLIN, OF OLEAN, NERI YORK, ASSIGNOR ONE-HALF TO THE OHAMBERLIN MANUFACTURING COMPANY, OF SAME PLACE.

WASHlNG-MAGHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 361,612, dated April 19, 1887.

Application filed January 26,1887. Serial No. 2:25.567. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern,.-

Be it known that I, ALBERT NV. CHAMBER; LIN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Olean, in' the county of Oattaraugus and State 5 of New York,- have invented certain new and useful Improvements i`n Vashing-Wlachines; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description ot' the invention, such as will enable others skilled in ro theart to which it apperiains to make and use the same.

Figure l is a perspective detail View of the rocker. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional View of the machine. Fig. 3 is a crossvsection of t5 the same, and Fig. 4 is a perspective detail View of one of the cups with flaring edges.

My invention relates to reciprocating-rubber washing-machines, and has for its object to provide a device simple in arrangement and 2o effective in operation, and it consists of arocker in a water-tight box or tub,said rockers consisting of curved parallel arms secured to end pieces and having cups with vflaring edges detachably secured to the outer surface of the z5 arms; so the contiguous edges of the cups meet and form contiguous continuous surface for the underside of the rocker.

In the annexed drawings, A in a water-tight box of any suitable shape or size, and usually 3o supported on leg a, in which box is placed a perforated removable bottom, B, raised a little from the bottom proper of the box by means of legs b, which can be attached to the bottom of the box or to the bottoni.

The rocker C consists ot' a series of curved bars or arms, c, rigidly secured to the end l pieces, O, so as to leave a slight' space between each.

On the .outer surface of each one of the arms 4o c are detachably secured by screws 02,01 otherwise, the cups D,which have flaring edges d,so placed on the arms O that the edges of the cups will meet and so form a continuous surface.

The cups D, which can be made of wood, zinc, or any proper material, and may have 45 either a plain or corrugated bottom,d,are each independent of the other. Thus if oneshould become broken,it can be readily replaced bya new one, leaving the rest of the cups untouched. 5o

The rocker C, being an independent piece,is neither pivoted nor secured in the box A,and any means maybe employed toinipart a reciprocating motion to it. Ordinarily this can be effectually done by hand.

In practice the clothes are placed in the box A on the removable and perforated bottom B. The rocker O is then placed in the box,and the clothes are cleansed by the reciprocating movement of the rocker. When one end of the 6o rocker is raised, the cups D on the raised end fill with air,and when lowered and brought in contact with the clothes the air in the cups is compressed, forcing the suds through the clothes, thus removing the dirt.

It will be evident that this device is very easily made, since it is so simple in structure, and its efficiency is obvious at a glance, also, it is a very durable machine.

Having now described my`inventi0n,vvhat I 7o consider new is A removable rocker for use in a washingmachine,composed of curved bars or arms secured to transverse end pieces,and each provided on its outer surface with a series of cups -7 5 having flaring edges anda corrugated bottoni, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ALBERT W. GHAMBERLIN.

W'itnesses: l

CoLBY CHAMBERLIN, JOHN DUKE. 

